“Everything looks so empty,” Sophie commented.“Yeah, it does kind of feel empty.”Sophie stood there, staring at the closet for a moment.“I think we should get rid of some of your stuff.”“What? Why?”“Because...it seems like a part of us has already moved on.”Max raised an eyebrow.“I’m serious. When I packed up everything, I was trying to make sure that it would always be there when I came back. But now it’s just here, waiting for me. And I think, we should get rid of that part of us too. I think you should move out of the apartment. And I think I should move in.”Max stared at her for a moment.“What?”“I’m not saying this to change your mind or anything. I’m just saying that this place is starting to remind me of where I first met you. I’ve missed you. So much. I feel like I hardly ever see you anymore. So, I thought I would get rid of your things to bring them here. So that way I would only have memories of you here and I would feel closer to you again.”He stared at her for a

Sophie blinked sleepily as she tried to focus her vision, rubbing her eyes slowly as she turned to look at him. He was leaning forward on the steering wheel, his arms crossed, his eyes closed and his head lolling backwards slightly. It seemed like he was barely asleep, although he did appear to be sleeping."What are you doing?" she whispered, furrowing her eyebrows. "Where are we?""Just stopping. I wanna eat something before we go home.""Alright... But what are we eating?""A burger," he replied, opening his eyes, looking at her with a small smirk."A burger? At midnight?""It's fine. It's not like we're gonna run out of money, are we?""No... Well, I guess not.""So what's the problem? Come on, we gotta get going.""Are you hungry?" she mumbled softly, turning and reaching towards the glove compartment."Not really, but you need to eat.""I'm not hungry...""Then I'll just go get the food. Don't move."She stayed silent as he reached across her body, opening the glove box and di

The last thing he wanted was to scare her more than she already was. There was only one person who he wanted to comfort her. He wanted her to be able to talk to him."We can keep going if you want," he offered, grabbing the menu off of the countertop again and flipping through its pages until he found the one he was looking for. "How does steak sound?" he asked, smiling softly at her, waiting patiently for her response."Sure."He flipped it open, showing her the pictures. He pointed at two steaks in particular. They both looked good to him, so he handed the menu back over to her before pushing himself out of the booth. She placed it beside her plate before following him outside. He walked over to the truck, unlocking it before turning around to walk back to her side, opening the door and sliding into the passenger's seat. After locking everything back up, he leaned forward and grabbed the handle, pulling the door all the way across to the driver's seat. He slid over to the middl

"I never finished it," she sighed, lowering her eyes toward her lap. "The publisher gave me this copy. It's supposed to be a sequel to the original, so they thought I'd like it. Maybe one day." she trailed off."What does it tell you?" Sophie asked curiously."It tells me that the love between my Angel and my Max is stronger than ever before," she explained. "Max loves her deeply. He believes that he will spend the rest of his life devoted to her. It would be perfect, except…""Except what?" Max urged, unable to resist wanting to know exactly what made her unhappy."Except," she began, staring up at the ceiling, "that my Max is already engaged."Max raised his brows in surprise."Already engaged? Like, you're married already?""Yes, he proposed last week," she confirmed, glancing at Sophie briefly before returning her attention to Max. "He's not the type to wait for an engagement ring. In fact, he wants to marry me as soon as possible.""Wow…" Sophie uttered, her brows shooting upw

"Good!" Sophie beamed happily. "Can I watch with you tonight?""Of course! You always love watching with me," her mother giggled.Sophie grinned widely, climbing onto the sofa next to her mother. She quickly situated herself comfortably. After setting the remote aside, Sophie scooted back, getting comfortable. Once she was settled, her mother placed an arm around her daughter. Sophie smiled at her mother lovingly. She leaned her head against her mother's shoulder, closing her eyes slowly. Her mother continued to hold her, stroking her hair gently. "Is everything alright, baby girl?" her mother asked."Everything's fine," Sophie assured her mother."Good," her mother smiled softly. She pressed a quick kiss to Sophie's temple. "I love you, Sophie.""Love you too," Sophie murmured softly, smiling gently.She couldn't help but wonder what her mother was thinking about while they watched their favorite TV show. Why she was acting so oddly. Why she kept looking at her strangely. The qu